NFB Collection
Report on Cancer
195921 min 57 secFilm: Documentary
Direction: Julian Biggs
Production: David Bairstow
Script: Sidney Katz
The drama and suspense of cancer research as medical men probe into the mysteries of one of man's most baffling diseases. The film shows experiments in bio-physics and the radiation techniques developed for observing cellular activity and malignant growth. The theory that cancer may have its beginnings with a virus is discussed by doctors doing fundamental research at the Ontario Cancer Institute.
Subject categories
- Health and Medicine > CancerResearch
Credits
- director
- Julian Biggs
- producer
- David Bairstow
- script
- Sidney Katz
- photography
- Ray Jones
- sound
- Marcel Carrière
- editing
- Tony Lower
- sound editing
- Marguerite Payette
- narrator
- Michael Kane